Does that mean that a 2GB memory stick is tiny now? I’ve been trying to work out if it’s actually a tiny product and the usb plug seems quite small so I don’t think it’s a tiny toy. It’s a lot smaller than a real Transformer though so there’s a margin of doubt in my mind.

If it’s tiny meaning capacity, I’d say it’s now “relatively small” in comparison with the current state of the market but think, for the basis of fairness, that it needs pointed out that 2048MB is still going to hold a fair chunk of your spreadsheets.

Does the fact that 2GB isn’t an insignificant amount of storage mean it’s good Â£/GB value compared to buying a generic flash drive from Amazon? Absolutely not. It is cool though.

]]>By: Takuanhttp://boingboing.net/2009/05/19/transformer-usb-stic.html#comment-496022
Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000#comment-496022gives me an idea: TSA “friendly” bring-aboard switchblade.
]]>By: Anonymoushttp://boingboing.net/2009/05/19/transformer-usb-stic.html#comment-497814
Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000#comment-497814Well, yeah, I have an 8GB stick in my pocket as of right now, it’s simply better value these days not to get a smaller stick. That said, there’s a great deal of use in having “disposable” USB sticks that you can simply mail away or hand to someone. Giving away a terabyte hard drive is still a fairly major expense in a way that a 512MB/1GB usb stick isn’t. It remains hardly lustible but still useful.

While I’ve got tons and tons of data I rarely find that I need to keep -all- of it in my pocket at one time, that way lies civil servants leaving everybody’s details on the train. As a general amount of storage that you might need to move about the office 2GB remains relatively small but still a fair amount.

It seems amazing these days but people got by with 650MB CDs for -yonks-.

To quote a friend. “thats way better than the digital watch transformer.”

]]>By: Daemonhttp://boingboing.net/2009/05/19/transformer-usb-stic.html#comment-496067
Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000#comment-496067RAVAGE!
]]>By: dougphttp://boingboing.net/2009/05/19/transformer-usb-stic.html#comment-495814
Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000#comment-495814When I clicked on the feed I was prepared to be disappointed, but this very cool.
]]>By: Anonymoushttp://boingboing.net/2009/05/19/transformer-usb-stic.html#comment-495818
Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000#comment-495818Cory,
The “collector’s grade” option isn’t specifically for the memory stick, but any purchase at that site. What it means is that Big Bad Toy Store will use super-extra-special packing materials for your order so that the retail pacakaging of the purchased item is left in mint condition. The option is for the collectors who don’t actually want to have fun with their nostalgia purchases, but put them on a shelf for 20 years before selling on ebay.
]]>By: Anonymoushttp://boingboing.net/2009/05/19/transformer-usb-stic.html#comment-496873
Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000#comment-4968732 gigs is tiny. I back up my documents folder and had to go from an 8 gig drive to 16 gig.
I make 2d and 3d art and movies, and have a semi large picture collection (photos and images), and I can imagine that I’m not the only one who needs gigs of data. Not everyone only uses their pc for office and youtube.

But I now have a daily/weekly backed up mydocuments folder on my keyring, which is very handy.

Old 1 gig drives I now hand out to friends when they need a file…I don’t even want them back, as I have so many 1 gig usb drives which I just can’t really find a purpose for.